Diorite-C

Diorite an Igneous Rock.

By Diana Hernandez & Chandy Klonglan



Rock type: Extrusive

Grain Size:Medium Sized grain size

Colors:Black and White colors


Other rock materials found: Some of the other rocks found in diorite are, hornblende, biotite, quartz, and orthocase.

Formation: This igneous rock is formed deep down the earths crust from cooling magma





This is a geologist mining for igneous rocks, like Diorite and Gabbro in North Carolina.


Used For: Structural stones and pavement cobblestones.

Where it Forms: It forms deep in the earths crust.


















Links used!:
http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/id/rock_key.htm

http://www.b2bchinastone.com/products-90
/diorite.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diorite

Picture links!:
http://www4.uwm.edu/course/422-100/Mineral_Rocks/diorite_data.html

http://geology.com/rocks/diorite.shtml

http://www.answersincreation.org/curriculum/geology/geology_chapter_5.htm

http://www.pitt.edu/~cejones/GeoImages/2IgneousRocks/IgneousCompositions/4Diorite.html

http://www.bgsd.k12.wa.us/hml/jr_cam/science/rocks/igneous.htm